PERIPHERAL DOCKING ADAPTER Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC B64G1/64 

FIELD: astronautics.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to space engineering. Peripheral docking adapter contains a docking collar with guiding protrusions and bodies of docking latch; ball screws with rods installed with possibility of translational along longitudinal axes of rod bodies; electric drive of drum rotation of lifting sling winding. Each cable through guiding roller and compensation spring of cable length difference is connected to the body of docking latch on one of the guide projections of the docking ring. Inside the body of ball screw from side of its base helix for rotation is installed with respect to longitudinal axis of ball screw body. On one hand helix forms coaxial engagement with ball-screw converter of flexible rod, and on the other hand it is connected through idle gear with shaft of at least one spring torsion mechanism mounted outside the rod body coaxially with input shaft of ratchet-wheel gear. Output shaft of ratchet-wheel gear is coaxially connected with electromagnetic friction clutch and through reducing gearbox with input shaft of contact device.

EFFECT: technical result of the invention is to simplify design of peripheral docking adapter and to reduce its inertia.

1 cl, 3 dwg